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Africa RISING-NAFAKA Scaling Project

Maize team planning meeting

29-30 September, 2015

NAFAKA Offices, Iringa (On Iringa-Dodoma Road)

Purpose of Meeting

  1. Share updates on expansion in Iringa and Mbeya;
  2. Develop innovation packages for all the five regions
  3. Plan for procurement of agro inputs
  4. Plan for human resource and capacity building issues for all sites
  5. Allocate tasks to team members for quarter 1 of the second year

Agenda

DAY 1: 29 SEPTMBER, 2015
Meeting Items
 Presenter/Responsible
 Time Allotted
Opening and Welcome Remarks
 Haroon
 8.30 – 8.40 am
Update on expansion arrangements in Mbeya and Iringa
 Haroon/Victor/Anthony M.
 8.40 – 9.40 am
Q &A, Discussions
 9.40 – 10 am
TEA BREAK
 10.10 – 10.30 am
Varieties of maize and legumes for all regions
 Bright/Zubeda/Chacha
 10.30 – 11.00 am
Crop management Practices
 Freddy/Veronica/Victor/Anthony K.
 11.0 – 11.30 am
Soil and water management/conservation
 Swai/Fred
 11.30 – 12.00 pm
Q&A, Discussions
 12.00 am – 12.40 pm
Monitoring and reporting
 Haroon
 12.40 – 1.00 pm
LUNCH
 1.00 – 2.00 pm
Human resource and capacity building arrangements for all project sites
 Haroon/Bright
 2.00 – 3.00 pm
Procurement arrangements for all sites
 Victor/Bright/Zubeda/Chacha
 3.00 – 4.30 pm

DAY 2: 30 SEPTEMBER, 2015
Developing action plan for Qr 1 (tasks)
 Haroon/Bright/Freddy/Fred
 9.00 – 11 am
TEA BREAK
 11.00 – 11.30 am
Updating quarterly plan
 Bright/Swai/Veronica
 11.30am – 1.00 pm
LUNCH
 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Optional (Courtesy call on key partners – agro input dealers, Clinton Foundation, MawaKi, District Council, BRITEN, One Acre Fund)
 Subgroups
 2.00 pm – 4.30 pm
END OF DAY 2



DAY 1: THURSDAY OCTOBER 1, 2015
Meeting Items
Presenter/Responsible
Time Allotted



1. Opening and Welcome Remarks
2. Update on expansion arrangements in Mbeya and Iringa
3. Q &A, Discussions
Haroon
Haroon/Victor/Anthony M.
8.30 – 8.40 am
8.40 – 9.40 am
9.40 – 10 am
TEA BREAK

10.10 – 10.30 am
4. Varieties of maize and legumes for all regions
Bright/Zubeda/Chacha
10.30 – 11.00 am
5. Crop management Practices
Freddy/Veronica/Victor/Anthony K.
11.0 – 11.30 am
6. Soil and water management/conservation
Swai/Fred
11.30 – 12.00 pm
Q&A, Discussions

12.00 am – 12.40 pm
1. Monitoring and reporting
Haroon
12.40 – 1.00 pm
LUNCH
ALL
1.00 – 2.00 pm
2. Human resource and capacity building arrangements for all project sites
Haroon/Bright
2.00 – 3.00 pm
3. Procurement arrangements for all sites
Victor/Bright/Zubeda/Chacha
3.00 – 4.30 pm
End of day 1